How do I stop one user from redirecting folders?
Right-click on one of the redirected folders, choose Properties, and go to the Settings tab. Make note of whether “Move the contents of Documents to the new location” is checked and the “Policy Removal” behavior.
How do I undo a redirection folder?
My steps:
- Remove user from group.
- Create an OU and a group to undo folder redirection policy settings.
- Make user a member of that group.
- Configure same folder redirection setting but with the “Redirect the folder back to the local user profile location when policy is removed” option enabled.
How do I change redirected folder?
- Open the Group Policy Manager.
- Create a new GPO or edit an existing one.
- Open User Configuration > Policies > Windows Settings > Folder Redirection.
- Right-click Documents and click Properties.
- Choose Basic – Redirect everyone’s folder to the same location.
Why do we create folder redirection?
It is often used in an office network environment, to ensure that users do not store data locally, when a network device is the preferred storage location. Folder Redirection allows saving data regardless of storage location and separates user data from profile data decreasing the time required to log on.
How do I disable offline files for redirected folders?
In the console tree, under User Configuration, expand Policies, expand Administrative Templates, expand System, and expand Folder Redirection. Right-click Do not automatically make specific redirected folders available offline and then select Edit.
Where is folder redirection in registry?
A.
- Start regedit.exe.
- Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders.
- Double-click Personal (for My Documents) and change the value.
- Double-click My Pictures and change the value.
- Close regedit.
- Log off and restart the machine for the change to take effect.
Do not automatically make redirected folders available offline registry?